Two finalists have been selected in the search to replace Thomas G. Pandiscio as superintendent for the Wachusett Regional School District: Casey Handfield and Paul Schlichtman.

Steven Hammond, chairman of the superintendent search subcommittee, said the committee unanimously voted to send the two candidates forward.

“Our instructions from the full committee were to send two to four candidates,” Mr. Hammond said. “After going through the slate of candidates, the committee voted unanimously for these two.”

Mr. Handfield is the principal of Auburn High School. Mr. Schlichtman is coordinator for research, testing and assessment for the Lowell public schools.

The advertised salary for the superintendent’s job is between $150,000 and $180,000.

Mr. Hammond said the search process was conducted in executive session and he could not comment on the number of applicants, or who was not selected to be in the pool of finalists.

“Both candidates have a lot to offer,” he said. “We’re excited about the slate.”

Mr. Handfield is an Assumption College graduate and has been Auburn High principal since 2005. He is a former teacher and assistant principal at Wachusett Regional High School.

Mr. Schlichtman is a graduate of City University of New York and has held his current position in Lowell for the past 12 years. He is a former member of the Arlington School Committee and past president of the Massachusetts Association of School Committees.

Search committee member Cynthia Bazinet is a teacher at Auburn High School; Mr. Hammond said that when the minutes are released, they will show that her position was properly disclosed, as was advised by the attorney general’s office.

On April 9 and 10, three members of the 10-member search committee will visit each of the candidate’s home districts; on April 22 and 23, the candidates will be invited to visit the Wachusett district. The visits will include a public meet and greet session in the afternoon.

The candidates will then be interviewed by the full committee on April 23, followed by a vote on April 24.

Mr. Pandiscio submitted his resignation in August and left Wachusett in December.

The system is being overseen this year by acting Superintendent Anthony A. Gasbarro.

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